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Annihilation of caste and copyright claims
Ambedkar’s works have been published widely and yet pose a copyright conundrum
Punjab slips for sand mine, again
Ropar authorities plan mining in 776 hectares when only 30 hectares is allowed
Pesticide trap
India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses
Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply
Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it
Koyna sanctuary plundered
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by ceaseless loot of land, with government help
Lawyer cum RTI activist who exposed MGNREGA scam in Bihar shot dead
Police accused of not providing protection to victim Ram Kumar Thakur and helping village mukhiya, the prime accused in the murder
Get your own vaccine
How well are funds spent on sanctuaries and zoos
Central Information Commission wants a impact assessment report by November
Maharashtra’s largest thermal power plant spewing poison over Chandrapur
Pollution control board does nothing except take bank guarantees from plant management
OPG flouts environmental laws again
Begins construction without taking forest and CRZ clearance
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
SC extends endosulfan ban
Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod
Victims of vaccination
Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick. Culprit: harmful chemicals in high amounts
Government's expert panel recommends 'first come, first served' policy for registering new drugs
Activists accuse panel of pitching for pharma industry and ignoring patients' interest
DTE coverage on Western Ghats
Environment ministry’s desperate attempts to suppress expert panel report on Western Ghats
Defies Information Commission’s order and obtains stay from Delhi High Court to keep the report out of public domain
Our daily dose of antibiotics
As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…
RTI activists’ murders: Jairam Ramesh demands prompt action, compensation to families
Rural development minister’s letter to Nitish Kumar includes four suggestions for better implementation of social welfare schemes
Critiquing globalisation
In Churning the Earth, The Making of Global India, environmentalist Ashish Kothari and economist Aseem Shrivastava put India's much-hyped growth …
Home ministry delayed Plachimada bill
RTI response reveals why bill meant to secure compensation from Coca-Cola has not received president’s assent till now
Monsanto conducted trials of GM maize without approval, reveals RTI reply
Biotech regulatory panel overlooked violation
The truth about solar mission
For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …
Solar energy is everybody's business
Solar mission is too important to let doubtful dealings hijack it
RTI uncovers environment ministry flip-flop on Mulund-Thane SEZ
Officials obliged developer and reclassified coastal land to allow project